The Thrill Of It All

The Thrill Of It All Lyrics

[Verse 1]
I regret that I told the world
That you were with me
And I regret how I showed the world
That you were pretty
I never thought I’d learn so much
So much from bein' lonely
But I guess I didn’t learn enough
‘Cause now you won’t hold me

[Chorus]
I guess I got lost in the moment
I guess I got lost in the fall
I guess I got lost in your heartbeat
In the thrill of it all
And I guess you were goddamn perfect
‘Cause every single time you call
I remind myself of what I lost that night, my love
In the thrill of it all
In the thrill of it all

[Verse 2]
Even though we weren’t in love
It was far from lust
Yeah, you were beautiful
But in you I could trust
Others, they warned my heart
They said I would lose fast
They said that you were stoppin' ground
And soon to be my past

[Chorus]
I guess I got lost in the moment
I guess I got lost in the fall
I guess I got lost in your heartbeat
In the thrill of it all
And I guess you were goddamn perfect
‘Cause every single time you call
I remind myself of what I lost that night, my love
In the thrill of it all, oh
In the thrill of it all

[Outro]
And I guess you were goddamn perfect
‘Cause every single time you call
I remind myself of what I lost that night, my love
I remind myself of what I lost that night, my love
I remind myself of what I lost that night, my love
In the thrill of it all

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About “The Thrill Of It All”

In an interview with Zane Lowe for Beats 1 Radio Sam said of his relationship that inspired his first album,

This song is about ‘In the Lonely Hour’, getting lost in a relationship and getting lost in fame … it’s the last I’ll write about that period of my life.

Sam expanded this by saying that at times fame has been hard to cope with emotionally, and interfered with his attempts for form a loving relationship. So, the first line, ‘I regret that I told the world that you were mine’ could refer to how a relationship, once publicised, can come to an end under the pressure. Towards the end of his worldwide ‘In the Lonely Hour’ tour he had low moments when this song was written.